A Comparative Analysis of Apple Arrival in Selected APM C’s of Shimla and Kinnaur Districts Kumar Sikander1, Chauhan Vishal2,* 1Department of Economics, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171 005, Himachal Pradesh, India 2Department of Economics, St Bede’s College, Shimla-171 005, Himachal Pradesh, India *Corresponding Author: Vishal Chauhan, Department of Economics, St Bede’s College, Shimla-171 005, Himachal Pradesh, India, Email: vishal.chauhan333.vc@gmail.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8837-6122
Online Published on 15 February, 2024. Abstract The present study was conducted at the different market yards of Shimla and Kinnaur District to find the arrival of apples in the different markets. The study will give us an understanding of the changing trends in different markets. For conducting the research data from six years (2014-19) for Apple arrival were collected from the different market yards (Shimla, Chopal, Theog, Kharapathar, Rampur, Rohru, Parala, Narkanda, Nerwaand been analyzed with the help of descriptive and regression analysis which had revealed that the Apple arrival in Shimla market yard is showing low growth trend in comparison to the other market Yards (Parala, Rohru, Kharapathar) which are showing high growth trend. The relative value of the Kharapathar market is the highest, therefore, one can predict that by 2023-24 Apple’s arrival in the market will reach 631061 boxes which is very high from the current average of 88571 boxes hence will make it the fastest-growing market yard for Apple selling with the growth rate of 612.49 per cent. Top Keywords Apples arrival, Average, Elasticity coefficient, Growth rate, Market yards. Top |